Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
by Park, Linda Sue
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- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0544555511
- ISBN 13
- 9780544555518
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Synopsis
A sijo, a traditional Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible, and the witty last line winds up each poem with a surprise. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the everyday--of breakfast, thunder and lightning, houseplants, tennis, freshly laundered socks. Carefully crafted and deceptively simple, Linda Sue Park's sijo are a pleasure to read and an irresistible invitation to experiment with an unfamiliar poetic form. Istvan Banyai's irrepressibly giddy and sophisticated illustrations add a one-of-a-kind luster to a book that is truly a gem.
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- Bookseller
- BookCorner COM LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52YZZZ00F96X_ns
- Title
- Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
- Author
- Park, Linda Sue
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0544555511
- ISBN 13
- 9780544555518
- Publisher
- Hmh Books For Young Readers
- This edition first published
- 2012